THE TIMES PARNELL COMMISSION.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 6684, 8 December 1888, Page 2

THE TIMES PARNELL COMMISSION.

♦ (By Electric Telegraph— Copyright.) (Per United Press Association.) London, December 6— Boforo tho TimesParnell Commission to-day, a witness named Burke, an Irish farmer gave cvidonce as to tho determination arrived at by the Cloubne branch of tho League to tho murder of Lord Mountmorris, and stated that he was asked to assist in tho murder. The witness deposed that ho had consented to assist in the murder, but eventually declined to have anything to do w ith tho affair. On the night of tho murdor ho (the witness stated) was informed by a companion that the deed had been committed, and that Lord Mountmorris was dead. Sir Charles Russell considerably | damaged the witness in cross-examination, without, howover, shaking the main points of the evidence. On tho third day of tho Commission the original letter of May 15, 1882, was for the first time produced in Court. It appeared to havo boon folded and handled until it hod lost its original colour and acquired a variety of tintj, whilst the folds were very worn and thumb-marked. The Judges having inspected it with much care, it was handed back to the Times solicitor, who passed it on to the Attorney-Gonoral, who handed it at once to Sir Chas. Russell, who scrutinised it long and carefully, and in every variety of position. When he had finished with it he gave it to Mr Lewis, who pointed out to him some features in it to which he apparently attached importance. Mr Parnell also called Mr Lewis's nttention to certain matters connocted with the document, which Mr Lewis immediately afterwards showed to Mr Campbell, M J?., who is alleged to havo written tho body of it over Mr Parnell's signature.